Fargo contractor reaches agreement with OSHA

Thirty-year-old Trevor Skarphol, of Fargo, died in May when a steel beam fell on him while he was working on an addition to the Sheyenne Ninth Grade Center in West Fargo.

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Crookston Times - Crookston, MN

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Posted Nov. 30, 2012 at 10:30 AM

By Associated Press

Posted Nov. 30, 2012 at 10:30 AM

West Fargo, N.D.

A Fargo contractor has agreed to pay $16,800 in penalties for a construction incident that killed a worker.

Thirty-year-old Trevor Skarphol, of Fargo, died in May when a steel beam fell on him while he was working on an addition to the Sheyenne Ninth Grade Center in West Fargo.

The Forum newspaper reports (http://bit.ly/112M20P) that Lee Jones & Son Construction Co. negotiated the settlement with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, which had proposed $21,000 in penalties for what the agency said were safety violations.